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  • CalHHS Secretary Extends Mask Mandate to Mid-February

    January 7, 2022

    Mark Ghaly, M.D., MPH, California Health & Human Services Agency (CalHHS) secretary, has extended California’s indoor mask mandate by another full month. The masking requirement intended to combat the coronavirus pandemic now runs through February 15. While citing a recent surge in the state’s positivity rate to over 21 percent, Ghaly also noted data on […]

  • Fed-OSHA seeks suggestions for strengthening VPP

    June 27, 2017

    Fed-OSHA is holding a stakeholder meeting July 17, in Washington, D.C., to discuss the future direction of its Voluntary Protection Programs. The agency’s aim is to “reshape VPP so that it continues to represent safety and health excellence, leverages partner resources, further recognizes the successes of long-term participants, and supports smart program growth.” Fed-OSHA is […]

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    OSHA Renews Manufacturing Amputation Emphasis

     

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    OSHA Renews Amputations in Manufacturing Emphasis Program

    • OSHA is renewing its National Emphasis Program on amputations in manufacturing industries.
    • In a Thursday announcement, the agency said the renewed program will see staff conducting inspections of manufacturing facilities to ensure compliance with safety practices while operating, servicing, or maintaining machines.
    • Among the most significant changes, OSHA said it will allow establishments that had an inspection under the NEP in the previous 24 months and did not report an amputation to be deleted from the programmed inspection list.
    • The previous version of the program was set to end today.
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    Outdoor NYC Workers Shown as Heat Stress Risk

    • City University of New York researchers have published a list of which occupations in New York City’s workforce face the greatest risk of heat stress over the coming years.
    • In research published in the Annals of Work Exposures and Health, the CUNY researchers found that more than 178,000 workers in the metropolitan region are employed in the top 25 occupations most vulnerable to heat stress.
    • Landscaping and groundskeeping workers (more than 51,000) and construction laborers (more than 46,000) make up more than half of this high-risk group.
    • The authors emphasize that effective heat mitigation policies, such as the proposed state Temperature Extreme Mitigation Program (TEMP) Act, will require robust enforcement and targeted outreach, especially to vulnerable populations like workers with limited English proficiency or those in hard-to-reach sectors.
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